proximate
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While the protests in Belgium and Italy are direct outgrowths of the French student movement, the proximate causes of unrest are local and distinct in every case.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026
Maybe those comments, which received considerable coverage in Canada, were not the proximate cause for Carney's diplomats to pack up and go home over the weekend.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The blending of the prosaic with the philosophical creates a recasting of Plato’s cave allegory, though Ms. Day’s proximate influences often seem more postmodern.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The proximate cause is a fuel price increase, no question about it.
From Slate ● May 5, 2026
Historical sciences are concerned with chains of proximate and ultimate causes.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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